Written by the oldest child in his second family, the biography of Ezra Thompson Clark is that of a successful pioneer, highly-regarded and devoted family man, and intensely loyal follower of the Mormon church.

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EZRA THOMPSON CLARK 47 On one occasion, at a business meeting, he was referred to as being a great success in a financial way. "Tell us how you accomplished it, Mr. Clark," was the request made of him. "If one learns to save, it is easy to accumulate prop- erty," was his answer. Even though for years $30.00 was the price received for a load of hay delivered to Salt Lake, the driver ate a noon lunch put up at home. He was a careful spender and impressed others with the value of money. One way he did this was to assume that money was very scarce, and that a little should go a long way. To convince his family that his position was correct and to make them like it, was his art. If his sons were obliged to stand back while other boys treated the girls, they knew it was because of the big plans of their father. His daughter had just one regret when listening to a talk on the beautiful custom of gift-making at Christmas time. "Father was not there to hear it." Christmas Eve, when one of them hastened to the store with a few dried peaches to complete the Christmas shopping, she was glad she had the peaches. The family adjusted with good grace to the lack of com- forts and spending money, knowing that their father was much more interested in big problems than he was in little pleasures or small conveniences. Then, too, there was a kind of family pride in the possession of property which the father satisfied. He had learned from his father's experience to avoid the signing of notes for others. The dilemma of his father's financial condition, on this account, affected him greatly. On one occasion a young man was anxious to borrow some money to buy a wagon and was looking for Mr. Clark to get a note signed. The young man was informed that